Daniel 11
1 And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
der staar som Hjælp og Støtte for mig. Dog vil jeg nu kundgøre dig, hvad der staar skrevet i Sandhedens Bog;
2 And now will I declare unto thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall enrich himself with great riches more than all; and when he hath become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.
ja, nu vil jeg kundgøre dig, hvad sandt er. Se, endnu skal der fremstaa tre Konger i Persien, og den fjerde skal komme til større Rigdom end nogen af de andre; og naar han er blevet mægtig ved sin Rigdom, skal han opbyde alt imod det græske Rige.
3 And a mighty king shall stand up that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
Men da fremstaar en Heltekonge, og han skal raade med Vælde og gøre, hvad han vil.
4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of the heavens; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside these.
Men bedst som han staar, skal hans Rige sprænges og deles efter de fire Verdenshjørner, og det skal ikke tilfalde hans Efterkommere eller blive saa mægtigt, som da han raadede, men hans Rige skal ødelægges og gaa over til andre end Efterkommerne.
5 And the king of the south, who is one of his princes, shall be strong; but [another] shall be stronger than he, and have dominion: his dominion shall be a great dominion.
Siden bliver Sydens Konge mægtig, men en af hans Fyrster bliver stærkere end han og faar Magten; og hans Magt skal blive stor.
6 And after the course of years they shall join affinity; and the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make equitable conditions: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; and she shall be given up, she and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in [those] times.
Men nogle Aar senere slutter de Forbund, og Sydens Konges Datter drager ind til Nordens Konge for at tilvejebringe Fred; men Armens Kraft holder ikke Stand, hans Arm holder ikke ud, men hun gives i Døden tillige med sit Følge, sin Søn og sin Ægtemand.
7 But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come to the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shew himself mighty.
I de Tider skyder der i hans Sted et Skud frem af hendes Rødder; og han drager mod Nordens Konges Hær og trænger ind i hans Fæstning, fuldbyrder sin Vilje paa dem og bliver mægtig,
8 He shall also carry captive into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall subsist for more years than the king of the north;
endog deres Guder med deres støbte Billeder og deres kostbare Kar, Sølv og Guld, fører han med som Bytte til Ægypten; siden skal han en Tid lang lade Nordens Konge i Ro.
9 and [the same] shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but shall return into his own land.
Men denne falder ind i Sydens Konges Rige; dog maa han vende hjem til sit Land.
10 And his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through; and he shall return and carry the war even to his fortress.
Men hans Søn ruster sig og samler store Hære i Mængde, drager frem imod ham og oversvømmer og overskyller Landet. Og han kommer igen og trænger frem til hans Fæstning.
11 And the king of the south shall be enraged, and shall come forth and fight with him, with the king of the north, who shall set forth a great multitude, but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
Men Sydens Konge bliver rasende og rykker ud til Kamp imod Nordens Konge; han stiller en stor Hær paa Benene, men den gives i Sydens Konges Haand.
12 And when the multitude shall have been taken away, his heart shall be exalted; and he shall cast down myriads; but he shall not prevail.
Naar Hæren er oprevet, bliver hans Hjerte stolt; han strækker Titusinder til Jorden, men hævder ikke sin Magt.
13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and shall certainly come at the end of the times of years with a great army and with much substance.
Nordens Konge stiller paa ny en Hær paa Benene, større end den forrige, og nogle Aar senere drager han imod ham med en stor Hær og et vældigt Tros.
14 And in those times shall many stand up against the king of the south; and the violent of thy people will exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
Og i de Tider er der mange, som gør Oprør imod Sydens Konge, og Voldsmændene i dit Folk rejser sig, for at Aabenbaringen kan gaa i Opfyldelse, men selv falder de.
15 And the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take the well-fenced city; and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, for there shall be no strength to withstand.
Nordens Konge rykker frem, opkaster Volde og indtager en Fæstning; og Sydens Arme skal ikke holde ud; hans Hær flygter og har ikke Modstandskraft.
16 And he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the land of beauty, and destruction shall be in his hand.
Den, som rykker imod ham, gør, hvad han vil, og ingen staar sig imod ham; han sætter sig fast i det herlige Land og bringer Ødelæggelse med sig.
17 And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; and he shall practise; and he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her; but she shall not stand, neither shall she be for him.
Han oplægger Raad om at komme med hele sit Riges Styrke, men slutter Fred med ham og giver ham sin Datter til Ægte til Landets Ulykke; men det bliver ikke til noget og lykkes ikke for ham.
18 And he shall turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many; but a captain for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease: he shall turn it upon him, without reproach for himself.
Saa vender han sig mod Kystlandene og indtager mange, men en Hærfører gør Ende paa hans Haan; syv Fold gengælder han ham hans Haan.
19 And he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; and he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
Derpaa vender han sig mod sit eget Lands Fæstninger, men han snubler, falder og forsvinder.
20 And in his place shall one stand up who shall cause the exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom; but in a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.
I hans Sted træder en, som sender en Skatteopkræver gennem Rigets Herlighed, men paa nogle Dage knuses han, dog uden Harm, ej heller i Strid.
21 And in his place shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom; but he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
I hans Sted træder en Usling. Kongedømmets Herlighed overdrages ham ikke, men han kommer, før nogen aner Uraad, og tilriver sig Kongedømmet ved Rænker.
22 And the overflowing forces shall be overflowed from before him, and shall be broken: yea, also the prince of the covenant.
Hære bortskylles helt foran ham, ogsaa en Pagtsfyrste knuses.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully, and he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
Saa snart man har sluttet Forbund med ham, øver han Svig; han drager frem og bliver stærk ved en Haandfuld Folk.
24 In time of peace shall he enter even into the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers: he shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance, and he shall plan his devices against the fortified places, even for a time.
Uventet falder han ind i de frugtbareste Egne og gør, hvad hans Fædre eller Fædres Fædre ikke gjorde; Ran, Bytte og Gods strør han ud til sine Folk, og mod Fæstninger oplægger han Raad, dog kun til en Tid.
25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall engage in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall plan devices against him.
Han opbyder sin Kraft og sit Mod mod Sydens Konge og drager ud med en stor Hær; og Sydens Konge rykker ud til Strid med en overmaade stor og stærk Hær, men kan ikke staa sig, da der smedes Rænker imod ham;
26 And they that eat of his delicate food shall break him, and his army shall be dissolved; and many shall fall down slain.
hans Bordfæller bryder hans Magt, hans Hær skylles bort, og mange dræbes og falder.
27 And both these kings' hearts [shall meditate] mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
Begge Konger har ondt i Sinde og sidder til Bords sammen og lyver; men det lykkes ikke, thi Enden tøver endnu til den fastsatte Tid.
28 And he shall return into his land with great substance; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall practise, and return to his own land.
Da han er paa Hjemvejen til sit Land med store Forraad, oplægger hans Hjerte Raad mod den hellige Pagt, og han fuldfører det og vender hjem til sit Land.
29 At the set time he shall return, and come towards the south; but not as the former time shall be the latter;
Til den fastsatte Tid drager han atter mod Syd, men det gaar ikke anden Gang som første;
30 for ships of Chittim shall come against him; and he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant; and will practise; and he shall return and direct his attention to those that forsake the holy covenant.
kittæiske Skibe drager imod ham, og han lader sig skræmme og vender om; hans Vrede blusser op mod den hellige Pagt, og han giver den frit Løb. Saa vender han hjem og mærker sig dem, som falder fra den hellige Pagt.
31 And forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, the fortress, and shall take away the continual [sacrifice], and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
Og hans Hære skal staa der og vanhellige Helligdommen, den faste Borg, afskaffe det daglige Offer og rejse Ødelæggelsens Vederstyggelighed.
32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people that know their God shall be strong, and shall act.
Dem, der overtræder Pagten, lokker han ved Smiger til Frafald; men de Folk, som kender deres Gud, staar fast og viser det i Gerning.
33 And they that are wise among the people shall instruct the many; and they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, [many] days.
De kloge i Folket skal bringe mange til Indsigt, men en Tid lang bukker de under for Ild og Sværd, Fangenskab og Plyndring.
34 And when they fall, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
Medens de bukker under, faar de en ringe Hjælp, og mange slutter sig til dem paa Skrømt.
35 And [some] of the wise shall fall, to try them, and to purge and to make them white, to the time of the end: for it shall yet be for the time appointed.
Af de kloge maa nogle bukke under, for at der kan renses ud iblandt dem, saa de sigtes og renses til Endens Tid; thi endnu tøver den til den bestemte Tid.
36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and speak monstrous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper until the indignation be accomplished: for that which is determined shall be done.
Og Kongen gør, hvad han vil, ophøjer og hovmoder sig mod enhver Gud; mod Gudernes Gud taler han utrolige Ting, og han har Lykken med sig, indtil Vreden er omme; thi hvad der er besluttet, det sker.
37 And he will not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women; nor regard any god: for he will magnify himself above all.
Sine Fædres Guder ænser han ikke; ej heller ænser han Kvindernes Yndlingsgud eller nogen anden Gud, men hovmoder sig mod dem alle.
38 And in his place will he honour the god of fortresses; and a god whom his fathers knew not will he honour with gold and silver, and with precious stones and pleasant things.
I Stedet ærer han Fæstningernes Gud; en Gud, hans Fædre ikke kendte, ærer han med Guld, Sølv, Ædelsten og Klenodier.
39 And he will practise in the strongholds of fortresses with a strange god: whoso acknowledgeth him will he increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over the many, and shall divide the land [to them] for a reward.
I de faste Borge lægger han den fremmede Guds Folk; dem, der vedkender sig ham, overøser han med Ære og giver dem Magt over mange, og han uddeler Land til Løn.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and overflow and pass through.
Men ved Endens Tid skal Sydens Konge prøve Kræfter med ham, og Nordens Konge stormer imod ham med Vogne, Ryttere og Skibe i Mængde og falder ind i Landene, oversvømmer og overskyller dem.
41 And he shall enter into the land of beauty, and many [countries] shall be overthrown; but these shall escape out of his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
Han falder ind i det herlige Land, og Titusinder falder; men følgende skal reddes af hans Haand: Edom, Moab og en Levning Ammoniter.
42 And he shall stretch forth his hand upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Han udrækker sin Haand mod Landene, og Ægypten undslipper ikke.
43 And he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
Han bliver Herre over Guld— og Sølvskattene og alle Ægyptens Klenodier; der er Libyere og Ætiopere i hans Følge.
44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go forth with great fury to exterminate, and utterly to destroy many.
Men Rygter fra Øst og Nord forfærder ham, og han drager bort i stor Harme for at tilintetgøre mange og lægge Band paa dem.
45 And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the mountain of holy beauty; and he shall come to his end, and there shall be none to help him.
Han opslaar sine Paladstelte mellem Havet og det hellige, herlige Bjerg. Men han gaar sin Bane i Møde, og ingen kommer ham til Hjælp.
